Commentary: Can 'many weak' instruments ever be 'strong'?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 752-754

  Sheehan, Nuala A ^a   Didelez, Vanessa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79961199881     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr017     Document Type: Note

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